To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what changes there have been in the number of staff working at the Water Service telemetry centre in Derry in each of the last three years; and what plans he has to re-locate the Water Service telemetry operations to one site.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what changes there have been in the number of staff working at the Water Service telemetry centre in Derry in each of the last three years; and what plans he has to re-locate the Water Service telemetry operations to one site.

I. Water Act 2003 - water supply licensing: procedure for handling water supply licensing determinations. Responses to consultation. II. Water Act 2003 - water supply licensing: procedure for handling water supply licensing determinations. [Revised version November 2005]

I. Water Act 2003 - water supply licensing: procedure for handling water supply licensing determinations. Responses to consultation. II. Water Act 2003 - water supply licensing: procedure for handling water supply licensing determinations. [Revised version November 2005]

Report into the conduct of the 2004 Ofwat periodic review: a report commissioned by Ofwat from the Independent Steering Group. 80 p.

Report into the conduct of the 2004 Ofwat periodic review: a report commissioned by Ofwat from the Independent Steering Group. 80 p.

Draft SIs on Water Supply Licence (Modification of Standard Conditions) (SI 2005/2033) and Water Act 2003 (Consequential and Supplementary Provisions) (SI 2005/2035). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2005-06).

Draft SIs on Water Supply Licence (Modification of Standard Conditions) (SI 2005/2033) and Water Act 2003 (Consequential and Supplementary Provisions) (SI 2005/2035). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2005-06).

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble   Baroness, Lady Byford, and the noble Lord, Lord   Greaves, for their contribution to this short debate. Their expertise in this field is much greater than mine. I shall do my best to answer all their questions, or as many as I can. The...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble   Baroness, Lady Byford, and the noble Lord, Lord   Greaves, for their contribution to this short debate. Their expertise in this field is much greater than mine. I shall do my best to answer all their questions, or as many as I can. The...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for explaining the orders so clearly and I hope that I shall do the same. I, too, shall take them together. He stated that large users will now have the opportunity to seek different water suppliers. The noble Lord was not in his current...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for explaining the orders so clearly and I hope that I shall do the same. I, too, shall take them together. He stated that large users will now have the opportunity to seek different water suppliers. The noble Lord was not in his current...

My Lords, I find myself on slightly more familiar ground with this order and these regulations. This legislation provides some of the means for implementing Section 56 of the Water Act 2003, which amended the Water Industry Act 1991, and its most contentious part—that is, the introduction of competition in...

My Lords, I find myself on slightly more familiar ground with this order and these regulations. This legislation provides some of the means for implementing Section 56 of the Water Act 2003, which amended the Water Industry Act 1991, and its most contentious part—that is, the introduction of competition in...

My Lords, before the Minister sits down, I wish to say that we favour competition, as he knows. The point that we were trying to raise and which was raised by the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, when we were going through the debate, was our concern that the Government’s system—not...

My Lords, before the Minister sits down, I wish to say that we favour competition, as he knows. The point that we were trying to raise and which was raised by the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, when we were going through the debate, was our concern that the Government’s system—not...

rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 8 June be approved [First Report from the Joint Committee]. The noble Lord said: My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall speak at the same time to the Water Supply Licence (Modification of Standard Conditions)...

rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 8 June be approved [First Report from the Joint Committee]. The noble Lord said: My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall speak at the same time to the Water Supply Licence (Modification of Standard Conditions)...

Draft SI on Water Act 2003 (consequential and supplementary provisions) (SI 2005/2035). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question. (Debated with draft SI on water supply licence (modifications of standard conditions) (SI 2005/2033).

Draft SI on Water Act 2003 (consequential and supplementary provisions) (SI 2005/2035). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question. (Debated with draft SI on water supply licence (modifications of standard conditions) (SI 2005/2033).

Amp 4, June return 2005-2010: a consultation paper on monitoring companies' performance. 23 p. Incl. appendices on CD-ROM inside back cover.

Amp 4, June return 2005-2010: a consultation paper on monitoring companies' performance. 23 p. Incl. appendices on CD-ROM inside back cover.

Water supply licensing: template for access codes. 29 p.

Water supply licensing: template for access codes. 29 p.

Water Act 2003 - water supply licensing: proposed procedure for handling water supply licensing determinations. Consultation paper. 21 p.

Water Act 2003 - water supply licensing: proposed procedure for handling water supply licensing determinations. Consultation paper. 21 p.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what obligations there are on Thames Water to (a) maintain and (b) update its sewage system; and what action she has undertaken to ensure that its sewage systems remain well maintained and updated.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what obligations there are on Thames Water to (a) maintain and (b) update its sewage system; and what action she has undertaken to ensure that its sewage systems remain well maintained and updated.

OFWAT forward programme 2005-06 to 2007-08: draft for consultation. 42 p. OFWAT. 2005.

OFWAT forward programme 2005-06 to 2007-08: draft for consultation. 42 p. OFWAT. 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the salary of the (a) chair, (b) chief executive and (c) board members of the Office of Water Services is; and how many days' work per week each is expected to undertake. - Inc figures and ref...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the salary of the (a) chair, (b) chief executive and (c) board members of the Office of Water Services is; and how many days' work per week each is expected to undertake. - Inc figures and ref...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when it was decided to announce an inquiry into Ofwat's performance on its recommendations on price limits for water and sewerage for England and Wales; and if she will list representations she received on the matter; what criteria...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when it was decided to announce an inquiry into Ofwat's performance on its recommendations on price limits for water and sewerage for England and Wales; and if she will list representations she received on the matter; what criteria...